Grads should consider a job in the offshore oil industry

<strong>Graduates should be made aware of the variety and amount of engineering jobs available in the offshore oil and gas industry, claim experts.</strong><br /> <br /> According to Malcolm Webb, the chief executive of Oil and Gas UK it is &quot;Britain&#39;s best-kept industrial secret.&quot;<br /> <br /> He told <em>The Scotsman</em>: &ldquo;The problem at the moment is that the offshore oil and gas industry is not known about. We say it is Britain&#39;s best-kept industrial secret.&quot;<br /> <br /> The fact&nbsp;that the industry has an image problem is a growing concern. We need to continue to raise the profile of oil and gas in order to keep attracting skilled people, especially in areas that have to compete with renewables.&quot;<br /> <br /> Webb highlighted that many highly skilled, knowledgeable graduates are being &quot;poached&quot; by the UK&#39;s increasingly popular renewable energy market.<br /> <br /> There is a widespread misunderstanding about the oil and gas industry.&nbsp; A recent survey showed that 71% of Londoners alone thought the vast majority of our oil supply is sourced from abroad - actually, 94% of our oil comes from within Britain. Additionally, 43% thought our gas supplies came from abroad as well, when over two-thirds is sourced domestically.<br />